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Federal Leadership on Global Tobacco Control and Prevention
This executive order establishes U.S. policy to combat global tobacco use through coordinated domestic and international efforts. It restricts federal agencies from promoting tobacco exports, requires HHS participation in tobacco trade policy deliberations, mandates a pilot country needs assessment by year-end 2001, and creates a research and training program focused on women and children.
Prohibiting the Importation of Rough Diamonds From Sierra Leone
This executive order bans the importation of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone into the United States, effective January 19, 2001, to prevent the Revolutionary United Front from using illicit diamond trade to fund its civil war activities. The prohibition includes an exception for diamonds certified through Sierra Leone's official Certificate of Origin regime, and authorizes the Treasury Secretary to issue implementing regulations.
Lifting and Modifying Measures With Respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
This executive order lifts broad economic sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) while maintaining targeted asset freezes and transaction prohibitions against Slobodan Milosevic, his associates, and persons indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. It amends Executive Order 13088 to narrow sanctions from country-wide to individually designated persons, effective January 19, 2001.
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve
This executive order establishes the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, a 3.5 million-acre marine protected area extending approximately 1,200 nautical miles. It caps commercial and recreational fishing at existing levels, prohibits oil and gas exploration, and creates preservation areas with additional restrictions while allowing Native Hawaiian cultural and subsistence uses. The order directs the Secretary of Commerce to develop an operations plan, establish an advisory council, and initiate the process to designate the Reserve as a national marine sanctuary.
Creation of the White House Task Force on Drug Use in Sports and Authorization for the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy To Serve as the United States Government's Representative on the Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency
This executive order establishes a White House Task Force on Drug Use in Sports to develop recommendations for federal action against doping, particularly among youth, and authorizes the Director of National Drug Control Policy to serve as the U.S. government representative on the World Anti-Doping Agency board.
Blocking Property of the Government of the Russian Federation Relating to the Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted From Nuclear Weapons
This executive order blocks Russian government assets related to a 1993 U.S.-Russia agreement to convert weapons-grade uranium into commercial reactor fuel, protecting approximately 500 metric tons of highly enriched uranium from judicial seizure and ensuring payments reach Russia to support nuclear nonproliferation goals.
Marine Protected Areas
This executive order establishes a national system of marine protected areas (MPAs) by directing federal agencies to strengthen existing protections, create new MPAs, and coordinate through a new NOAA Marine Protected Area Center. It requires science-based assessments of ecological needs, pollution threats, and economic effects while mandating that agencies avoid harming MPA resources in their activities.
Delegation of Authority To Transmit Report on Cooperative Projects With Russia
This memorandum delegates presidential authority under a 1999 appropriations act to the Secretary of Defense for transmitting reports to Congress on U.S.-Russia cooperative projects, requiring concurrence from the Secretary of State and OMB clearance before submission. The authority may be redelegated no lower than the Under Secretary level.
Delegation of Authority Under Sections 1402 and 1406 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65)
President Clinton delegated presidential reporting duties under sections 1402 and 1406 of the FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act to the Secretary of Defense. The memorandum specifies interagency coordination requirements for two classified reports to Congress, with section 1402 addressing proliferation threats and section 1406 addressing weapons of mass destruction, requiring concurrence from State, Commerce, CIA, Treasury, and FBI before submission.
Delegation of Authority Under Section 1406 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65)
This memorandum delegates presidential authority under Section 1406 of the FY2000 NDAA to the Secretaries of Energy and Defense, requiring them to jointly prepare a report with assistance from State, Commerce, and the DCI, and to obtain concurrence from those entities before submitting to Congress.
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With the Taliban
This executive order declares a national emergency and blocks all property of the Taliban and its supporters, prohibits U.S. persons from transacting with them, and bans trade with Taliban-controlled Afghan territory. It includes a humanitarian exception for agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical equipment under safeguards.
Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor
This executive order prohibits U.S. executive agencies from acquiring products made with forced or indentured child labor. It requires the Department of Labor to publish a list of suspect products by country of origin, mandates procurement regulations with contractor certification requirements, and establishes remedies including contract termination and debarment for violators.
Interagency Task Force on the Economic Development of the Southwest Border
This executive order establishes an interagency task force co-chaired by Treasury, Agriculture, and Labor to coordinate federal economic development efforts for the Southwest Border region (within 150 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and California). The task force reports to the Vice President and is charged with analyzing programs, developing recommendations, and focusing on pilot communities, with mandatory reports through 2002.
Blocking Property of the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and the Republic of Montenegro, and Prohibiting Trade Transactions Involving the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) in Response to the Situation in Kosovo
This executive order expands sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) by blocking all government property in U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting virtually all trade transactions involving the country, while carving out humanitarian exceptions for agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical equipment. It amends and strengthens Executive Order 13088 from June 1998 in response to the Kosovo crisis.
Invasive Species
This executive order establishes a federal framework to prevent, control, and minimize the impacts of invasive species on the economy, environment, and human health. It creates an interagency Invasive Species Council co-chaired by the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce secretaries, mandates federal agencies to integrate invasive species prevention into their activities, and requires development of a national management plan with biennial updates.
Blocking Property of UNITA and ProhibitingCertain Transactions With Respect to UNITA
This executive order blocks all U.S.-based property of UNITA (the Angolan rebel group) and designated senior officials and their families. It also prohibits U.S. persons from importing non-certified Angolan diamonds, and from selling or supplying mining equipment, vehicles, and related services to certain areas of Angola outside government control.
Coral Reef Protection
This executive order establishes a federal policy to protect U.S. coral reef ecosystems by requiring agencies to identify actions affecting reefs and avoid degrading them. It creates the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force co-chaired by Interior and Commerce to coordinate mapping, monitoring, research, conservation, and international cooperation efforts.
Blocking Property of the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and the Republic of Montenegro, and Prohibiting New Investment in the Republic of Serbia in Response to the Situation in Kosovo
This executive order blocks all property and financial transactions of the Yugoslav (Serbia and Montenegro), Serbian, and Montenegrin governments held by U.S. persons, prohibits new U.S. investment in Serbia specifically, and declares a national emergency over the Kosovo conflict's threat to regional stability and the Dayton peace agreement.
Amendment to Executive Order 12656
This executive order amends Executive Order 12656 by adding a new section that assigns the Secretary of Defense responsibility—subject to presidential direction and joint procedures with the Secretary of State—for deploying military forces to protect and evacuate U.S. citizens, nationals, and designated others from threatened areas overseas. It essentially codifies the Defense Department's lead role in funding and executing noncombatant evacuation operations (NEOs).
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to UNITA
This executive order imposes sanctions on UNITA, an Angolan rebel group, by closing its U.S. offices and prohibiting U.S. persons from selling or servicing aircraft to UNITA or for non-authorized entry into Angola. The order implements UN Security Council Resolutions 1127 and 1130 and builds on a prior national emergency declaration.
Blocking Sudanese Government Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Sudan
This executive order declares a national emergency and imposes comprehensive economic sanctions on Sudan, blocking all Sudanese government property in U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting trade, investment, financial transactions, and transportation services between the United States and Sudan. The sanctions take effect immediately with a limited 30-day wind-down period for pre-existing trade contracts.
Delegation of Authority Under Section 1322(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106)
This determination delegates presidential reporting duties under Section 1322(c) of the FY1996 NDAA to the Secretary of Defense, requiring DOD to obtain interagency concurrence from Commerce, State, Treasury, and the DCI before submitting reports to Congress. The delegation permits redelegation no lower than Under Secretary level.
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Iran
This executive order consolidates and clarifies existing U.S. sanctions against Iran, prohibiting imports of Iranian goods and services, exports to Iran, new investments by U.S. persons, and related financial transactions. It revokes and replaces overlapping provisions from three earlier executive orders while maintaining their effect on pre-existing transactions.
Delegation of Authority Under Section 1424 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
This memorandum delegates presidential authority under section 1424(c) of the FY1997 National Defense Authorization Act to the Secretary of Defense, requiring consultation with the Secretary of State. It is a routine internal delegation of statutory authority with no substantive policy directives.
Coordination of United States Government International Exchanges and Training Programs
This executive order establishes an Interagency Working Group within the United States Information Agency to improve coordination of federal international exchange and training programs. The group is tasked with data collection, eliminating duplication, developing a coordinated strategy, and creating performance measures across agencies including State, Defense, Education, Justice, and USAID.
Drawdown From DoD Articles and Services for Assistance for the Victims of Conflict and Other Persons at Risk From Northern Iraq
President Clinton authorized a $10 million drawdown of Defense Department articles and services to assist victims of conflict and at-risk persons in Northern Iraq, exercising authority under Section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The determination directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress and arrange Federal Register publication.
Further Amendments to Executive Order No. 12757 Implementation of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative
This executive order makes technical amendments to EO 12757, which implemented the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative. It updates statutory citations to include the 1996 Foreign Operations appropriations act (Public Law 104-107) and delegates certain presidential functions under that law to the Secretary of Agriculture, who must act on Council recommendations and consult with the Secretary of State.
Administration of Export Controls on Encryption Products
This executive order establishes special export control rules for encryption products being transferred from State Department munitions oversight to Commerce Department dual-use regulations. It exempts encryption controls from normal foreign-availability review requirements, gives multiple agencies including Justice veto authority over encryption export licenses, excludes encryption software from being treated as 'technology,' and mandates that technical assistance exports be controlled as strictly as under arms export laws.
Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Who Formulate or Implement Policies That Are Impeding the Transition to Democracy in Burma or Who Benefit From Such Policies
This proclamation suspends entry into the United States as immigrants and nonimmigrants for Burmese nationals who formulate, implement, or benefit from policies impeding Burma's transition to democracy, plus their immediate family members. The Secretary of State has authority to exempt individuals, establish identification procedures, and terminate or repeal the suspension when Burma makes progress on human rights and democratic dialogue.
Drawdown of Commodities and Services from the Departments of State, the Treasury, Defense and Justice for Presidential Security Support to the Government of Haiti
President Clinton authorized a drawdown of up to $3 million in commodities and services from four federal departments to provide security training and augmentation for Haiti's presidential security forces, citing an unforeseen emergency under the Foreign Assistance Act. The determination directs the Secretaries of State, Treasury, Defense, and the Attorney General to make these resources available.
POW/MIA Military Drawdown for Cambodia
President Clinton authorized drawing down up to $151,000 in Department of Defense defense articles for Cambodia to support efforts to locate and repatriate U.S. military personnel and civilian government employees still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. The determination was made under section 535 of the 1996 Foreign Operations Assistance Act and requires reporting to Congress and Federal Register publication.
Delegation of Authority With Respect to Debt Reduction for the Poorest Countries
President Clinton delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Defense, the President's authority under two appropriations acts to reduce debt for the poorest countries. The delegation also applies to any future substantially similar provisions of law.
Strengthening Drug Control Cooperation with Mexico
This 1996 presidential memorandum directs 13 specific measures to strengthen U.S.-Mexico cooperation against drug trafficking, including developing a binational drug control strategy, reviewing Southwest border counter-drug programs, controlling precursor chemicals, combating money laundering, improving law enforcement coordination, and employing high technology for eradication. It establishes reporting deadlines to the U.S.-Mexico High Level Contact Group and the President's Council on Counter-Narcotics.
Presidential Certification To Suspend Sanctions Imposed on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
President Clinton certified the suspension of U.S. sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro effective upon transmittal to Congress, implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 1021 and 1022 following the Dayton Peace Agreement. The determination directs the Secretaries of Treasury, Transportation, and State to suspend respective sanctions programs while keeping blocked property frozen until claims are addressed and maintaining the underlying national emergency.
Administration of Export Controls
This executive order establishes a structured interagency process for reviewing export license applications under the Export Administration Act and related regulations. It sets specific timelines for license review (90 days maximum), creates a three-tier dispute resolution system (Operating Committee, Advisory Committee on Export Policy, and Export Administration Review Board), and defines procedures for prelicense checks and government-to-government assurances.
Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers
This executive order declares a national emergency to block assets and prohibit transactions with significant Colombian narcotics traffickers. It freezes all property and interests in property of designated foreign persons within U.S. jurisdiction and bars U.S. persons from any dealings with them.
Access to Classified Information
Executive Order 12968 establishes a uniform federal personnel security program governing access to classified information. It sets eligibility standards requiring background investigations, need-to-know determinations, and nondisclosure agreements; mandates financial disclosure for certain sensitive positions; creates reciprocal acceptance of security clearances across agencies; and provides procedural protections for employees denied or revoked access, while explicitly prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in clearance decisions.
Foreign Disaster Assistance
This executive order delegates presidential authority under a new statute (10 U.S.C. § 404) to the Secretary of Defense for providing foreign disaster assistance, establishing procedural controls requiring presidential direction or State Department concurrence, with limited emergency exceptions. It specifies coordination requirements with USAID and took effect immediately after midnight on July 15, 1995.
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Iran
This executive order imposes a comprehensive trade embargo on Iran, prohibiting U.S. persons from importing Iranian goods, exporting goods or technology to Iran, reexporting U.S.-origin goods to Iran, conducting transactions involving Iranian-origin goods, making new investments in Iran, and facilitating prohibited transactions by foreign affiliates. It builds upon and supersedes earlier limited sanctions from Executive Orders 12613 (1987) and 12957 (March 1995).
Regulatory ReformWaiver of Penalties and Reduction of Reports
This April 21, 1995 presidential memorandum directs federal agencies to implement two regulatory reform policies: (1) exercising enforcement discretion to waive penalties for small businesses that correct violations in good faith, and (2) reducing by half the frequency of public reporting requirements, with both policies requiring implementation plans to OMB by June 15, 1995 and policy implementation by July 14, 1995. The memorandum excludes law enforcement, national security, foreign affairs, trade restrictions, tax/revenue matters, and statistical agencies from its scope.
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Development of Iranian Petroleum Resources
This executive order declares a national emergency and prohibits U.S. persons from entering into or performing contracts involving overall supervision and management of Iranian petroleum resource development, financing such development, or guaranteeing another person's performance under such contracts. It also prohibits evasion of these restrictions and delegates implementation authority to the Treasury Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of State.
Release of Imagery Acquired by Space-Based National Intelligence Reconnaissance Systems
This executive order declassified and transferred historical Cold War-era satellite imagery from the Corona, Argon, and Lanyard missions to public archives within 18 months. It also established a permanent review program for declassifying other obsolete intelligence imagery, with a 5-year deadline for broad-area film-return systems.
Foreign Intelligence Physical Searches
This executive order delegates authority to the Attorney General to approve warrantless physical searches for foreign intelligence purposes up to one year, and to apply for court orders for such searches under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. It also designates specific senior national security officials to certify applications for physical search orders.
Deterring Illegal Immigration
This 1995 presidential memorandum directs a comprehensive strategy to deter illegal immigration through border control expansion, worksite enforcement, visa overstay tracking, expedited deportation procedures, and international cooperation. It sets specific deadlines for interagency reports and plans while requesting congressional action on wiretap authority, asset seizure, and expedited exclusion procedures.
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
This executive order declares a national emergency to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems. It establishes a comprehensive framework of export controls, sanctions against foreign persons and countries involved in chemical and biological weapons proliferation, and mandates multilateral diplomatic efforts led by the Secretary of State.
Drawdown of Commodities and Services from the Inventory and Resources of the Department of the Treasury to Support Sanctions Enforcement Efforts Against Serbia and Montenegro
President Clinton authorized an emergency drawdown of up to $3 million in commodities and services from the Department of Treasury's inventory to support international sanctions enforcement against Serbia and Montenegro under the Foreign Assistance Act. The determination cites an unforeseen emergency requiring immediate assistance beyond normally available funds.
Determination Pursuant to Section 523 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-306)
President Clinton certified that withholding U.S. funds from international financial institutions and other international organizations—due to statutory restrictions on indirect assistance or reparations to certain specified countries—would be contrary to the national interest. This determination allows continued U.S. financial contributions to these multilateral bodies despite the Section 523 prohibition. The Secretary of State was directed to publish the determination in the Federal Register.
Immigration Measures With Respect to United Nations Security Council Resolution 942
This proclamation suspends immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the United States for Bosnian Serb authorities, military officers, and their supporters, as well as persons violating UN sanctions, pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 942. The Secretary of State is authorized to identify covered aliens and establish implementation procedures. The suspension took effect immediately on October 25, 1994, and continues until the Secretary of State determines it is no longer necessary.
Blocking Property and Additional Measures With Respect to the Bosnian Serb-Controlled Areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
This executive order expands a national emergency to impose economic sanctions on Bosnian Serb-controlled areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina, blocking their property in the U.S. and prohibiting the export of services and vessel access to their riverine ports. It implements UN Security Council Resolution 942 in response to Bosnian Serb rejection of a territorial settlement.
Measures To Restrict the Participation by United States Persons in Weapons Proliferation Activities
This executive order declares a national emergency regarding weapons of mass destruction proliferation and authorizes the Commerce Secretary, in consultation with State, to continue regulating U.S. persons' activities under the Export Administration Regulations. It revokes Executive Order 12868 and immediately continues existing export control rules while allowing for new regulations to prevent participation in proliferation activities.
Presidential Determination Under Subsections 402(a) and 409(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as AmendedEmigration Policies of the Russian Federation
This presidential determination finds that Russia is not violating the Jackson-Vanik amendment provisions of the Trade Act of 1974, which condition normal trade relations on emigration freedom. The finding allows continued most-favored-nation (MFN) trade status for Russia without restriction.
Determination To Authorize the Furnishing of Emergency Military Assistance to Jamaica Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act
President Clinton authorized up to $1.5 million in emergency military assistance to Jamaica from Defense Department stocks, citing an unforeseen emergency that could not be addressed under other authorities. The determination was made under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and requires reporting to Congress and Federal Register publication.
Blocking Property of Certain Haitian Nationals
This executive order blocks all property and interests in property of Haitian nationals residing in Haiti and certain related persons, effective immediately on June 21, 1994. The order expands existing sanctions against Haiti's de facto military regime by freezing assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting evasion of these restrictions.
Delegation of Authority With Respect to Debt Reduction for the Poorest Countries
This memorandum delegates presidential authority to the Secretary of the Treasury for implementing debt reduction programs for the poorest countries under the 1994 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act and the Export-Import Bank Act. The delegation requires consultation with the Secretaries of State and Defense for certain functions, and with the Secretary of State and the President of the Export-Import Bank for others.
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Haiti
This executive order imposes economic sanctions on Haiti, prohibiting most financial transfers and exports of goods and services to Haiti by U.S. persons, with narrow exceptions for humanitarian aid, family remittances (capped at $50/month), and certain food and medical supplies. The order delegates implementation authority to the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Secretary of State.
National Defense Industrial Resources Preparedness
This executive order delegates presidential authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to cabinet secretaries and agency heads for national defense industrial resource preparedness. It establishes frameworks for priorities and allocations of materials and services, expansion of productive capacity through loans and guarantees, labor supply management, and defense industrial base information systems, while revoking and consolidating eleven prior executive orders.
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Haiti
This executive order imposes comprehensive trade sanctions against Haiti, effective immediately on May 21, 1994, prohibiting the import of Haitian goods into the United States, banning U.S. exports to Haiti (with limited humanitarian exceptions for food, medicine, and informational materials), and blocking dealings by U.S. persons in Haitian exports. The sanctions implement UN Security Council Resolution 917 and expand upon prior emergency measures targeting Haiti's de facto military regime.
Implementation of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission and the North American Development Bank
This executive order implements two binational institutions created alongside NAFTA: the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) and the North American Development Bank (NADBank). It designates U.S. representatives to both bodies, delegates presidential authorities under the NAFTA Implementation Act to the Treasury Secretary and a newly created Finance Committee, and establishes coordination mechanisms across multiple federal agencies for border environmental and community investment programs.
Suspension of Entry of Aliens Whose Entry is Barred Under United Nations Security Council Resolution 917 or Who Formulate, Implement, or Benefit from Policies that are Impeding the Negotiations Seeking the Return to Constitutional Rule in Haiti
President Clinton invoked INA § 212(f) to suspend entry of Haitian military officers, coup participants, their families, and others who benefit from policies impeding restoration of constitutional rule in Haiti, effective May 8, 1994. The proclamation revoked an earlier Haiti-related proclamation and delegated implementation to the Secretary of State with no fixed end date.
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Haiti
This executive order imposes targeted financial sanctions and aviation restrictions against Haiti's de facto military regime following a UN Security Council resolution. It blocks assets of Haitian military officers, coup participants, and their immediate families within U.S. jurisdiction, and prohibits most flights between the U.S. and Haiti except regularly scheduled commercial passenger flights.